To-day's Wedding.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1940, Page 10

To-day's Wedding.

FRENCH LACE GOWN.

FRANKLIN—OAKLEY-BROWNE.

A charming wedding was celebrated

with a Nuptial Mass this morning at St. Patrick's Cathedral, when Mise Marie Oakley-Browne, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Oakley-Browne, of Rocky Nook, was married to Mr. Leslie Norman Franklin, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Franklin, of Mount Eden. Rev. Dr. L. T. Buxton was the celebrant of the Mass, during which Schubert's "Av« Maria" wae rendered by Mr. John O'Malley, who later 6ang "Prayer Perfect." The bride, who entered the Cathedral on the arm of her father, looked a picture in her frock of stiffened white French lace over taffeta. The bodice wae tight-fitting, with large puffed sleevus, and the neckline was trimmed with tiny sprays of orange blossom on ench shoulder. The skirt was cut very full from a tight-fitting peasant belt and was slightly trained. Her veil of tulle billowed gracefully from a topknot of white roses, and was worn ever her fare as she entered the church. A sheaf of roses and dahlias was carried.

Attending the bride as matron of honour was Mrs. Ivan Laloli, sister of the bride, and her bridesmaid was Miss Kathleen Franklin. They looked charming frocked alike in apricot georgette made with fully flared skirts falling fro.ii tightly-fitting peasant belts and full bodices with puff eleeves. The square necklines were trimmed with velvet in a deeper toning than the frock. The.v carried bouquete of roses and larkspur, and matching flowers were worn in their hair. Mr. George Franklin attended his brother as best man, and Mr. Ivan Laloli assisted as groomenian. Later a reception was held at the Parnell Kiosk. Mrs. H. Oakley-Browne received hc-r guests in a smart navy frock end fur cape. Her navy velour hat was trimmed with cyclamen osprev feathere, and a spray to tone was pinned on her cape. The bridegroom's mother wore a model navy ensemble and hat, and a shoulder spray of red roses was pinned on her coot.

REMUERA WEDDING.

GOSSAMER SHEER GOWN. SANDERS—RICHWHITE. St. MerkV Church, Remuera, was the setting for an attractive wedding on Saturday evening, when Miss Betty Richwhite, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Richwhite, of Rahiri Road, Mount Edrn, was married to Mr. Victor John Sanders, younger eon of Mr. Robert Sanders, and the late Mre. Sanders, of Laurie Avenue, Parnell. The ceremony was performed by Canon P. Houghton, and Mr. A. Pascoe played the wedding music. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful gown of Liberty's gossamer sheer, epun with clusters of eilver wistaria. The diagonally draped bodice was caught and knotted nt one side of the square neckline and completed by ehort, softlydraped sleeves. Moulding ii-?r figure in front, the skirt fell into soft folds at the back, forming a very long, sweeping train. Her long veil' of white tulle, which she wore over her face as she entered the church, was caught to her head with an oval tiara embroidered in white and silver bead-s, and *.he carried a shower bouquet of white bouvardia.

The bridesmaids' frocks were of lame brocade, Mise Xeville Andrewes wearing rose quartz, and Miss Edith Sanders, the bridegroom's sister, wearing aqua blue. The frocks were made alike, with closely fitting corsages draped and knotted at each side of the square necklines. The full skirts fell into slight trains at the back, and the short tieeves were built high at the shoulder-line. On their heads they wore softly-curving tiaras embroidered in iridescent beads to match their fiocks. Their shower bouquets were of pink bouvardia and blue delphiniums. In attendance on the bridegroom were his brother, Mr. Rolx-t Sanders, as best man, and Mr. Clyde Graham, as groomsman. Mr. Louis Smith and Mr. John Carpenter acted as ushers at the church.

A ceremony was held at the George Court reception room, Mrs. Richwhite receiving her guests in a grateful frock of beige georgette, appiiqued at the neck and in panels on the skirt. Her matching coatee was trimmed at the edges of the three-quarter sleeves with mink, and her hat was of brown tulle. She carried a bouquet of orchids.